Sensex ends above 34,400 for first time; Nifty ends flat but at new high

All that happened in the market today

Benchmark indices settled at new closing highs for a third straight session on Tuesday as Coal India surged after price hikes, but broader gains were capped by losses in financial and IT sectors.

Investors, however,  remained wary as four senior sitting judges of the complain that Supreme Court as administration of the country's top court was not in order. 

Coal India rose to it's highest in 10 months after the company raised prices of non-coking coal across all its units. It expects an incremental revenue of about Rs 19.56 billion ($308 million) for the rest of the current fiscal year.

But caution prevailed ahead of the corporate results season kicking in this week. Tata Consultancy Services is due to post December-quarter results on Thursday, followed by Infosys on Friday.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is expected to present the federal budget for the 2018-19 financial year on Feb 1, amid investor concerns that the government could unveil some populist measures with heavier spending than this year.

3:42 PM

Top Sectoral Gainer: NSE Realty

Source: NSE

3:40 PM

Sectoral Trend

Source: NSE

3:38 PM

Top Sensex gainers and losers

Source: BSE

3:36 PM

Broader Markets

Broader markets underperformed benchmark indices with BSE Midcap down 0.4% and BSE Smallcap little changed

3:35 PM

Markets at Close

The benchmark indices ended at new closing high with S&P BSE Sensex settling at 34,443, up 90 points, while the broader Nifty50 index ended at 10,637, up 13 points

3:26 PM

Cement stocks gain

 

Cement stocks are in focus after the companies raised cement prices in Mumbai by 9-20% in January. Major cement player like ACC, Ambuja Cements have raised cement prices in Mumbai by up to 13% in January.

3:14 PM

Buzzing Stock

Tata Motors rose 1.7% after its Jaguar Land Rover unit’s sales rose 7% to a record 621,109 vehicles in 2017 but said it faced tough conditions in the UK due to weakening consumer confidence and a planned diesel tax rise on new cars.

2:55 PM

GVK Power at 52-week high on pact with CIDCO to develop Navi Mumbai Airport

 

GVK Power & Infrastructure (GVKPIL) was locked in upper circuit for the second straight day, up 5% at Rs 22.15 on BSE after the company on announced the signing of the concession agreement with City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) for the Navi Mumbai International Airport project.

 

The agreement was signed through a special purpose vehicle Navi Mumbai International Airport Private Ltd (NMIAL), a step down subsidiary of GVKPIL.

 

GVKPIL through its subsidiary Mumbai International Airport Private Limited (MIAL) holds 74%, while CIDCO holds the balance 26% in equity capital of NMIAL.

2:41 PM

Relief for Indian techies, US says no change in H-1B visa extension

 

In a relief for Indian techies, US authorities today said that the Trump administration is not considering any proposal that would force H-1B visa holders to leave the country.

 

The announcement by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) came days after reports emerged that the Trump administration was considering tightening H-1B visa rules that could lead to deportation of 7,50,000 Indians.

 

The reports had said it was mulling ending extensions for H-1B holders. READ MORE

2:22 PM

From domestic growth to global economy: Key risks for markets in 2018

 

Sustenance of healthy macro fundamentals and liquidity has driven valuation re-rating even without concurrent improvement in micros (earnings growth), in our view.

 

As regards the political landscape, in the first major state elections post GST implementation, the BJP, the ruling party at the center, has won Gujarat for the sixth straight term and Himachal Pradesh (HP) state elections with a comfortable majority.

 

Winning UP and Gujarat right after big structural reforms like demonetisation and GST, which have created short-term disruption, reaffirms Mr Modi's popularity and augurs well from the reforms perspective, in our view. READ MORE

2:05 PM

Market Check

S&P BSE Sensex	34,401.58		0.14%
Nifty 50	10,618.65		-0.05%
S&P BSE 200	4,738.55		-0.10%
Nifty 500	9,621.35		-0.19%
S&P BSE Mid-Cap	18,137.43		-0.60%
S&P BSE Small-Cap	19,871.61		-0.12%

1:51 PM

Infinite Computer Solutions zooms 20% on voluntary delisting plan

 

Infinite Computer Solutions (India) was locked in upper circuit of 20% at Rs 335, also its record high on BSE, after the IT consulting & software firm said that the company’s board will meet on January 12, 2018 to consider the proposal of voluntary delisting.

 

“The Company has received a letter dated January 08, 2018 from Sanjay Govil, promoter representing the promoter & promoter group of our company, expressing their intent to give an offer to the public shareholders of the company to acquire entire 8.34 million equity shares of the company held by public shareholders (representing 25.02% of the paid up equity capital of the Company),” Infinite Computer Solutions (India) said in a regulatory filing. READ MORE

1:30 PM

Bitcoin is plummeting, and it's dragging down other cryptocurrencies too

 

Bitcoin slumped, dragging down smaller rivals such as ether and litecoin, as concerns that regulators will tighten their grip on the market weigh on the world’s largest cryptocurrency.

 

Regulators in China and South Korea are increasing oversight on cryptocurrency trading and mining, while the US Securities and Exchange Commission late last year started cracking down on some digital token sales, known as ICOs. Coinmarketcap.com’s decision to exclude Korean pricing data for coins helped create the appearance of a large drop in prices, which some traders attributed as playing a part in the selloff. Read More

1:14 PM

After stock rally, Polaris Consulting delisting offer may not go through

 

The delisting proposal for Polaris Consulting & Services by Virtusa Consulting Services, which owns 74.22 per cent in the company, is unlikely to go through as the stock price has surged over 60 per cent since its price before the delisting announcement. 

 

The stock of Polaris, which was trading at around Rs 242 apiece prior to the voluntary delisting announcement on October 26, 2017, is currently trading at Rs 401 on the BSE. Read More

12:56 PM

Tejas Networks completes deployment of GPON equipment; stock surges 11%

 

Tejas Networks has rallied 11% to Rs 472 on BSE after the company said that it has successfully completed GPON equipment installations in over 40,000 gram panchayats in India as part of the BharatNet Phase-1 project.

 

BharatNet is an ambitious Government of India project to bring high-speed broadband connectivity to 250,000 gram panchayats of the country. READ MORE